屠呦呦一夜成名,带火的还有青蒿素——平时少为人知的青蒿素。青蒿素是迄今最有效的一种抗疟疾特效药。在青蒿素问世和推广前,全世界每年约有4亿人次感染疟疾,至少有100万人死于此病。诺贝尔奖评审委员会委员扬·安德森评价说,得益于屠呦呦的研究,过去十年全球疟疾死亡率下降了50%,感染率降低了40%。青蒿素其实是特殊时期的特殊产物。1960年代中后期,中国经历了“文化大革命”的高潮,狂热追求极左意识形 Tu Yo Yo fame overnight, with fire artemisinin - usually less known artemisinin. Artemisinin is by far the most effective anti-malarial drug. Before the advent and promotion of artemisinin, there were about 400 million people infected with malaria each year in the world and at least one million people died of the disease. Jan Anderson, a member of the Nobel Committee, commented that thanks to Tu Yo-yo’s research, the global malaria death rate has dropped by 50% and the infection rate has been reduced by 40% over the past decade. Artemisinin is actually a special product of a special period. In the mid and late 1960s, China experienced the climax of the “Cultural Revolution” and pursued an extreme left-consciousness